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What was the name given to the time in United States history when a senator held hearings in which he accused people of being Communist?

A) Domino Effect
B) Witch Hysteria
C) McCarthyism
D) Jacksonian Democracy

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Senator Joseph McCarthy started a campaign of accusing people of being Communists during the red scare in the 1950s.

The answer is C) McCarthyism.
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the answer is c, mccarthyism. though it isnt a period of history, but rather a mindset.

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